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Can my old Clickfree transfer files from Windows XP to 8.1?

qualityshopper — Sun, 20 Apr 2014 05:22:31 GMT

I have an old Clickfree that I bought from QVC back in Jan. 2011. I believe the model number is HD527SE--500GB (at least, that's what is on the device itself). (The model # I got from looking it up on here under "order status" is C2 Slim Line. The manual says C2SE or 527SE.)

I got it to back up files on my old XP computer. Now that I'm replacing it with a new 8.1 desktop, I'd like to transfer my files to it, but I have a strong feeling that this may not be possible. Would anyone know if this particular Clickfree model will work with Windows 8.1 and, if not, would I be able to transfer my XP files to a computer with Windows 7 instead? Thanks for any help with this.

Re: Can my old Clickfree transfer files from Windows XP to 8.1?

Nuttmeg — Sun, 20 Apr 2014 09:10:45 GMT

There should be info at Clickfree about transferring data using this model drive with Window 8.1.

Re: Can my old Clickfree transfer files from Windows XP to 8.1?

glb613 — Sun, 20 Apr 2014 11:30:44 GMT

You can always buy a flash drive and transfer the data using it. Be advised, you may need the program used to create the data to read the data. For example, if you created .doc files, you need Word to read them. If you have MS Office, you'll need to install it on your new computer. If you can't find the disk, there are free office suites for the download. Photos, music and videos should have a program already installed so you can view/listen to them.

Libre Office

Re: Can my old Clickfree transfer files from Windows XP to 8.1?

deb1113 — Sun, 20 Apr 2014 13:41:34 GMT

Get the plugable windows transfer cable from Amazon. It's under $20 and couldn't be easier. If you have questions you e-mail them and get a response almost immediately.

Re: Can my old Clickfree transfer files from Windows XP to 8.1?

ceekay — Sun, 20 Apr 2014 14:04:01 GMT

I believe my ClickFree is even older than yours and I successfully transferred files from my XP to a Windows 7 computer. Not sure about Windows 8. I have also used a transfer cable to transfer files too. You might just want to try plugging the ClickFree into your new computer and see if it fires up.

Re: Can my old Clickfree transfer files from Windows XP to 8.1?

Lynnj — Sun, 20 Apr 2014 17:26:57 GMT

That's a good question. I'd be curious to know what the right answer is. A quick check online showed some could,and others couldn't. Not sure if those the couldn't was because of the clickfree, or was it user error (if you know what I mean). Go online to clickfree.com > click on support > then chat live with a tech. It says they are available M-F 8-5 ET.

Re: Can my old Clickfree transfer files from Windows XP to 8.1?

qualityshopper — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 11:06:30 GMT

Thanks everyone for all the great advice. Since I couldn't chat with Clickfree until this past Monday, I decided to go ahead and save everything to flash drives as well as on the Clickfree. Then first thing on Mon., I chatted with someone on their site. Turns out that my particular model is not really compatible with Windows 8. The guy said he could email me instructions on how to try (I guess sometimes it might be possible to get it to work), but I chose not to bother. Ended up just deleting everything from the device.

Again, thanks everyone. Great help! Especially nice to know about transfer cables for future use.

Re: Can my old Clickfree transfer files from Windows XP to 8.1?

glb613 — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 11:19:49 GMT

You don't need to have a ClickFree to backup your data. Any external hard drive, CDs or DVDs will work. Always have more than one copy of anything you can't afford to lose.

Re: Can my old Clickfree transfer files from Windows XP to 8.1?

SueDone — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 13:28:15 GMT

I believe my Click Free is actually older (Model HD325, 320 GB), and I had no problem transferring the files to my new computer with Windows 8.1.

Re: Can my old Clickfree transfer files from Windows XP to 8.1?

okBlonde — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 19:02:57 GMT

What SueDone said. I have a Clickfree that's at least 6 years old and no problems transferring XP to 8.1.

Re: Can my old Clickfree transfer files from Windows XP to 8.1?

qualityshopper — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 10:05:04 GMT

SueDone and Indy-Blonde2 -- I just went by what the guy from the Clickfree site told me. He said it might be possible, but couldn't guarantee it since, according to him, my device was not compatible. That said, it probably would have worked, but I came across a few reports from people who had a bad experience when trying to do so. Since I didn't have that many files, using a flash drive (actually I backed my files up on two different ones--a double backup) was the best option for me.

Glb613--Unfortunately, I don't have an extra external HD, just the Clickfree. Could now probably use the HD I'll be taking out of my old computer for future backups. As far as DVDs and CDs, couldn't use those on my old PC. I won't go into details, but a lot of things didn't work as they should on the old thing. I didn't want to spend the time or money to fix them (although some things, like the DVD problem, probably would have been easy to correct). Since I have plenty of flash drives and not that many files, I saved my files to them. As you said, "always have more than one copy of anything you can't afford to lose." I have a spreadsheet I have to keep for my sister for SS of all her expenses. I have that backed up on three different flash drives. I'm not taking any chances!

Re: Can my old Clickfree transfer files from Windows XP to 8.1?

glb613 — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 11:26:52 GMT

Flash/thumb drives should never be used as a backup device. They are too easily corrupted or erased. They are fine to transfer data or as a temporary second copy. Do yourself a favor and get a couple of external hard drives. The best is cloud storage. It's off site, automatic and reasonably priced. If you have really precious photos, burn them to a DVD/CD and store in your safe deposit box.

Re: Can my old Clickfree transfer files from Windows XP to 8.1?

Stardust2 — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 15:43:04 GMT

Microsoft has a free program called Laplink. You can transfer all your files from XP to Windows 8 or 8.1. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/xp/default.aspx?ocid=XPEOS_D_Standard_Familiarity_STND-OC-H2-CR-XP-Familiarity-SO-W2-728x90

Re: Can my old Clickfree transfer files from Windows XP to 8.1?

qualityshopper — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 11:09:41 GMT

Glb613--Thanks for the advice. Looks like I have cloud storage available to me now, so I'll probably take advantage of that option. I can also now save files and photos to DVDs which will be great (as I said before, that option wasn't there for me).

Stardust2--Thanks for the info about Laplink. I've already transferred my XP files, but it's good to know about this.